Mike Huckabee On the beach ... by gimleteye

Trump apologist Mike Huckabee owns a beachfront home in the Florida Panhandle. This is the region of Florida where radio channels are filled 24/7 with the holy carriers of Jesus Christ. Now it is a place Republicans can't go to the beach, because the Republicans they elected passed a law stopping them from the beaches where Huckabee, Rick Scott, and Trump live.

The Florida Phoenix published a fascinating report of Walton County citizens swarming the county commission to protest Gov. Rick Scott's law restricting the rights of citizens to access public beaches.

Locals raised on the state's iconic, pristine beaches have had their rights to access stripped.

"Citizens rising up against the Florida Legislature, Gov. Rick Scott, and private property zealots" dings Trump apologist and part-time Florida resident, Mike Huckabee. Huckabee is a frequent Fox commentator who wears the veneer of the ministry on his sleeve while he takes aims at Trump enemies, who these days are popping up in every direction including from the right.

"The troublesome state beach access law at issue was pushed by some Gulf-front property owners, including, as it turns out, a famous one: former Arkansas governor, past presidential candidate and Fox News darling Mike Huckabee. Huckabee has a house on the beach in Walton County, and he doesn’t want the riff-raff in front of his place, playing Frisbee, letting their dogs run around, and hanging beach towels on his sand fence, he explained in an email he sent to a Republican South Florida state senator who helped push the bill, Kathleen Passidomo. Huckabee explains he’s just spent 18 hours flying back from Qatar (I’d like to know quite a bit more about that), but monitored the legislative committee meeting on the Internet and wants to thank her for the beach access bill. About that bill – which became law July 1. You may remember the viral video this summer which showed a couple of Walton County sheriff’s deputies trying to show a beachgoer where he was allowed to sit on the beach. They literally had to draw a line in the sand. The beachgoer was local attorney Daniel Uhlfelder, who set up chairs in front of a condo complex, and someone called the Walton Sheriff’s Department. Deputies told Uhlfelder and his friend they were trespassing. Uhlfelder and one of the deputies walked towards the Gulf and drew a line. The “public” area they identify is in the wet sand along the wave break line – pretty much in the Gulf."

So there you have it. The region of the state that votes Republican won't allow citizen on beaches like they used to, because the Republican deal makers they elected passed a law keeping them out.

How long will Republicans in Florida keep voting against their own interests? We will see if anything changes in November.